Two-stroke internal combustion engine

ABSTRACT

A two-stroke internal combustion engine includes a diversion fin and an allowance slot. The diversion fin is a structure that has flanges at two ends and a rectangular longitudinal cross section profile. The diversion fin is clamped by a cylinder head and a cylinder block. The diversion fin extends along the diameter direction of the cylinder head and is positioned between an air inlet channel and an air exhaust channel. The diversion fin separates the air inlet channel from the air exhaust channel. The upper end of the diversion fin is provided with a transverse through groove at a position corresponding to an oil nozzle of an oil injector. The allowance slot is disposed on a piston and is positioned in the center of a combustor. The position of the allowance slot corresponds to the position of the diversion fin.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention belongs to the technical field of internalcombustion engine, specifically to a two-stroke internal combustionengine.

2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98.

A conventional two-stroke internal combustion engine usually includes acylinder block and a piston. A gas inlet and an exhaust opening of thecylinder block of the conventional two-stroke internal combustion engineare disposed at the lower part of the cylinder wall and close to eachother, thus resulting in scavenging short circuit, which means that someair entering the cylinder block is directly exhausted via the exhaustopening, the cylinder performs scavenging insufficiently at the upperpart; and some mixed gases are directly exhausted into the atmospherewithout combustion, causing technical problems of wasting fuel andgenerating high-HC (hydrocarbon) waste gas.

The air inlet and the exhaust opening of the conventional two-strokeinternal combustion engine are disposed at the bottom of the cylinderwall, so in order to avoid lubricating oil from entering the combustorvia the air inlet to result in failure to add the lubricating oil in thecrankcase and to lubricate movable components such as the piston andcrankshaft, the lubrication mode of adding the lubricating oil specialfor the two-stroke internal combustion engine into in the fuel oil isemployed. However, the lubricating effect is poor; and the life span ofthe internal combustion engine is shortened. Moreover, participation ofthe lubricating oil in the combustion results in high-pollutant emissionand the combustor tends to generate carbon deposit; meanwhile the pistonring easily gets stuck by the carbon deposit, resulting in gas leak inthe combustion engine and further reducing the efficiency of theinternal combustion engine.

A patent document with publication No. CN1034247A discloses a technicalsolution of a two-stroke internal combustion engine. The two-strokeinternal combustion engine includes a cylinder head, a cylinder block,an intake valve, an exhaust valve and an oil spray nozzle. The internalcombustion engine also includes a protruding portion; the inner wall ofthe cylinder head is formed with a portion which protrudes toward thecombustor; the protruding portion extends along the whole diameter ofthe inner wall of the cylinder head, and is positioned between an airinlet channel and an air exhaust channel; and the protruding portionseparates the air inlet channel from the air exhaust channel. Theshielding component is integrally molded with the cylinder head. A sparkplug ignites the mixed gas, and the temperature at the end of thecombustion is 2,000-2,500 DEG C., so the temperature around the sparkplug is higher. The ledges and corners of the shielding component areburnt, and the area around the spark plug is more serious, so the wholecylinder head needs to be replaced after serious burning.

The shielding component is shaped as an inverted triangle. Theintake-side plane of the shielding component inclines downward to theexhaust side, the gas entering the cylinder is guided to the lower partof the exhaust side along the intake-side plane of the shieldingcomponent, so the fresh air is exhausted in a way of being mixed withthe burned waste gas, failing to generate the loop scavenging effect.Meanwhile, the waste gas at the lower part of the intake valve cannot beexhausted, reducing the scavenging effect.

The shielding component is shaped as an inverted triangle. Therelatively wide root of the shielding component affects the flamespreading speed, causing a decline to the combustion efficiency.

The shielding component is disposed close to the intake valve, and ⅓part of the air inlet of the intake valve is shielded, reducing the airinflow effect and the scavenging effect, and causing a decline to thepower of the internal combustion engine.

The position and shape of the shield component result in that thecombustion starts from one side of the shielding component and then thatthe flame spreads to the other side of the shielding component. Suchcombustion mode generates the following results. First, the combustionspeed is low; the power and fuel oil efficiency of the internalcombustion engine both decline; the internal combustion engine hasproblems of overheating; the cylinder head, cylinder and piston performdramatic thermal deformation, which affect the service life. Second, thecombustion always starts from one side, and the combustion pressure isnot uniform, causing the problem that the piston shakes in the cylinderand the problems of collision between the piston and the cylinder walland abnormal wearing of the piston and the cylinder wall, and reducingthe efficiency and life span of the internal combustion engine.Meanwhile, the shielding component is not uniform in pressure on twosides, so the shielding component needs to be solid, resulting in arelatively large size, a relatively wide root, and occupation of arelatively large area in the combustor of the cylinder head. Therefore,the intake valve and the exhaust valve must be reduced, affecting theexhausting effect. Third, the temperature distribution in the combustoris not uniform, so the cylinder head, the cylinder wall and the pistonare not uniformly heated. The temperature at the intake valve is alwayshigher than the temperature on the exhaust side. The cylinder head, thecylinder and the piston are thermally deformed, causing abnormal wearand causing a decline to the power, efficiency and life span.

In order to solve the above technical problems, a four-stroke internalcombustion engine is usually adopted. However, the four-stroke internalcombustion engine has a complicated structure, and the power density ofthe four-stroke internal combustion engine is about 50% lower than thatthe power density of the two-stroke internal combustion engine, so thefour-stroke internal combustion engine occupies a large space and has alarge weight under the condition of the same power output.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The objective of the present invention is to provide a two-strokeinternal combustion engine, solving the technical problem of a part ofthe unburned mixed gas is directly exhausted and is exhausted togetherwith the waste gas, reducing the content of HC in the waste gas,improving the gas intake, gas exhaust and gas exchange efficiency,enhancing the effective power of the internal combustion engine,decreasing the thermal deformation of the cylinder head, cylinder andpiston, prolonging the life span of the internal combustion engine, andensuring a compact structure.

The technical solution of the present invention is as follows. Atwo-stroke internal combustion engine includes a cylinder head, acylinder block, a piston, an intake valve, an exhaust valve, an oilinjector, a diversion fin and an allowance slot. The diversion fin is arectangular structure. The diversion fin is fixed on the cylinder head.The diversion fin extends along the diameter direction of the cylinderhead and is positioned between an air inlet channel and an air exhaustchannel. The deflector pin separates the air inlet channel from the airexhaust channel. The upper part of the deflector pin is provided with atransverse through groove at a position corresponding to an oil nozzleof the oil injector. The allowance slot is disposed on the piston. Theallowance slot is positioned in the center of the combustor, and theposition of the allowance slot is corresponding to the diversion fin.

The cross section of the diversion fin is arc-shaped, which means thatthe surface of the diversion fin corresponding to the air inlet channelis an inner concave.

The deflector pin is provided with two vortex channels at the lowerends; the two vortex channels extend along the transverse direction ofthe diversion fin; the two vortex channels are longitudinallydistributed along the diversion fin, and the outside walls of the twovortex channels are respectively aligned with the outside walls of thecombustor. The channels correspond to the loop structure of thecombustor.

The present invention has the following beneficial effects: 1) Thetwo-stroke internal combustion engine adopts a structure containing anoverhead inlet valve, an exhaust valve, the oil injector and thediversion fin, solving the technical problems of direct emission of someunburned mixed gases and emission of the unburned gases together withthe waste gas; 2) the two-stroke internal combustion engine adopts thediversion fin structure, solving the technical problem of burning of thediversion fin, enhancing the flame spreading speed, namely solving theproblem of low combustion speed, and enhancing the gas intake, gasexhaust and gas exchange efficiency; 3) the two-stroke internalcombustion engine develops the advantages of the four-stroke internalcombustion engine, effectively enhances the power density and mechanicalefficiency of the internal combustion engine and reduces the emission;4) the two-stroke internal combustion engine is well lubricated,reducing friction loss, improving effective power, decreasing thermaldeformation of the cylinder head, cylinder and piston, prolonging thelife span of the internal combustion engine, and ensuring a compact andreliable structure and stable working; 5) through contrast experiment,it is found that the internal combustion engine of such structure haspower enhanced by 70%-100% under the condition of the same deliverycapacity, and with the support a boosting system, the power can befurther enhanced, obtaining higher power with a smaller internalcombustion engine size and also saving the raw materials and productioncost for producing the internal combustion engine. At the same power,the internal combustion engine can obtain a lower rotation speed, lesswear, a longer life span, saves more fuel oil, and reduces service cost.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a structural sectional view of a two-stroke internalcombustion engine.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of FIG. 1 in A-A direction.

FIG. 3 is a structural view of an application structure of the internalcombustion engine in a shallow-basin shaped combustor.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of FIG. 3 in C-C direction.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of FIG. 1 in B-B direction.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a sequence chart of the two-strokeinternal combustion engine during working.

FIG. 7 is a sectional schematic view of gas exchange of the two-strokeinternal combustion engine during working.

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of a diversion fin in thetwo-stroke internal combustion engine.

Marks in the figures: 1, diversion fin; 2, concession slot; 3, cylinderhead; 4, cylinder block; 5, piston; 6, intake valve; 7, exhaust valve;8, air inlet channel; 9, air exhaust channel; 10, combustor; 13, oilinjector; 20, diversion fin root; 21, diversion fin root mountinggroove.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention provides a two-stroke internalcombustion engine, comprising a diversion fin 1, an allowance slot 2, acylinder head 3, a cylinder block 4, a piston 5, an intake valve 6, anexhaust valve 7 and an oil injector 13.

The two ends of the root of the diversion fin 1 have flanges. Thediversion fin 1 has a rectangular longitudinal cross section profile.The diversion fin 1 is fixed on the cylinder head 3. The diversion fin 1extends along the diameter direction of the cylinder and is positionedbetween an air inlet channel 8 and an air exhaust channel 9. Thediversion fin 1 separates the air inlet channel 8 from the air exhaustchannel 9. The upper end of the diversion fin 1 is provided with atransverse through groove 12 at a position corresponding to an oilnozzle of an oil injector. The transverse through groove 12 ensures thatthe oil injector sprays oil normally. The oil injector can spray fueloil to two sides of the diversion fin 1 at the same time, fulfilling thepurpose of sufficient combustion on two sides of the diversion fin 1,and avoiding the problem that a part of the fuel oil cannot be combustedbecause the fuel oil is sprayed onto the diversion fin 1. The allowanceslot 2 is disposed on the piston 5. The allowance slot 2 is positionedin the center of the combustor 10, and the position of the allowanceslot 2 is corresponding to the position of the diversion fin 1. With theconfiguration of the allowance slot 2, the piston can approach the innersurface of the cylinder head 3 as much as possible, enhancing thecompression ratio of the internal combustion engine, and furtherenhancing the power and efficiency of the internal combustion engine.

As shown in the FIG. 1, the cross section of the diversion fin 1 has anarced profile on one side; the height of the diversion fin 1 is 1-3times the upstroke of the intake valve 6, which means that the diversionfin 1 extends downward from the cylinder head 3 by a distance of 1-3times the upstroke of the intake vale 6, and the radian radius of thedeflector 1 is in a range of ⅛ times-4 times the diameter of the intakevalve 6. According to different cylinder diameter and piston stroke, thediversion fin with a proper extension length and a proper radian can beselected to avoid the generation of surge. Meanwhile, the arcedstructure of the diversion fin can guide the air intake to the lowerside of the intake valve, solving the problem of poor scavenging on thelower side of the intake valve.

The diversion fin 1 is made of materials that have resistance to burningand high toughness and go well with the expansion coefficient of thematerials of the cylinder head, preferably ceramic-based compositematerials or nickel-based alloys.

As shown in the FIG. 5, the cylinder head 3 is formed with a diversionfin root mounting base 21 at a position of the inner surfacecorresponding to the diversion fin 1; the two ends of the diversion finroot mounting groove 21 extendout of the inner surface of the cylinderhead 3; the diversion fin root 20 is in tight fit with and is embeddedin the diversion fin root mounting groove 21 on the inner surface of thecylinder head 3 and is clamped and fastened by the cylinder head 3 andthe cylinder block 4 during assembling. Such structure is convenientlyprocessed and replaced and is highly maintainable. When the diversionfin is damaged, it is not needed to replace the whole cylinder head 3,so the maintenance cost is low.

As shown in FIG. 8, the upper part of the diversion fin 1 is called thediversion fin root 20, and the diversion fin root 20 is embedded in thediversion fin root mounting groove 21 of the cylinder head 3.

As shown in FIG. 2, the diversion fin 1 is provided with two vortexchannels 14 at the lower ends; the two vortex channels 14 extend alongthe transverse direction of the diversion fin 1; the two vortex channels14 are longitudinally distributed along the diversion fin 1; the outsidewalls of the two vortex channels 14 are respectively aligned with thetwo outside walls of the combustor 10; and the vortex channels 14correspond to the loop structure of the combustor 10, and used toperform vortex movement, so the air and the fuel oil achieve a bettermixed combustion effect.

The working process of the two-stroke internal combustion engine is asfollows. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 6, the present invention provides atwo-stroke internal combustion engine. When the internal combustionengine is not working, the piston 5 stays at the lower part of thecylinder block. After the internal combustion is started, a motor isdriven to bring a crankshaft to rotate, while the piston 5 moves upward,the exhaust valve closes, and the intake valve closes. Before the piston5 reaches the upper stop point while approaching the cylinder head 3,the diversion fin 1 enters the allowance slot 2 of the piston, and thepiston 5 compresses the air into the combustor 10 in the process ofmoving toward the cylinder head 3. Then, the oil injector 13 sprays thefuel oil and performs ignition. The gas in the cylinder block 4 iscombusted, the crankshaft continues to rotate, and the piston 5 movesdownward. Then, the exhaust valve 7 is opened. In such circumstances,the gas exhausting process is in the critical state. The majority of thecombusted waste gas is quickly exhausted out via the air exhaust channel9 by the effect of the waste gas pressure in the cylinder block 4. Then,the intake valve 6 opens, and the air is pressed into the cylinder block4 by the pressure of the air pump, extrudes and scavenges the waste gasin the cylinder. At this time, the exhaust valve 7 and the intake valve6 are both open, preventing the air inflow from being directly exhaustedby the effect of the diversion fin 1, and the air inflow is changed bythe diversion fin 1 in the flow direction, good for scavenging andsufficient fuel oil combustion. After scavenging is completed, theexhaust valve 7 closes, and the air continues to enter the cylinderblock 4 by the effect of the pressure and inertia, and then the intakevalve 6 closes. Along with the rotation of the crankshaft and themovement of the piston 5 along the cylinder head direction, the nextcycle of compression and action starts.

The internal combustion engine adopted is an F178 direct-spray dieselengine, and the cylinder has a capacitance of 298 cc, a rated power(KW/r/min) of 3.68 KW/3,000, and a fuel oil consumption rate of276.1/3000. Through experiments, it is found that, on the basis of nospecial optimization, the internal combustion engine adopting suchstructure had output power of 7.728 KW/3,000 which was increased by110%, and had a fuel oil consumption of 253 g/(kW·h) which was reducedby about 8%. After being tested in 48 Hr maximum-speed and full-loadcases, all components did not generate abnormal wearing and fatiguedamage when measured in a dissembled way. Then, after the internalcombustion engine underwent subsequent optimization, the power could befurther enhanced, so the two-stroke internal combustion engine hashigher power and performs lower emission in comparison with the existinginternal combustion engine for commercial purposes.

1. A two-stroke internal combustion engine, comprising: a cylinder head;a cylinder body; a piston; an intake valve; an exhaust valve; an oilinjector a diversion fin; and an allowance slot, wherein said diversionfin comprises flanges at two ends and a rectangular longitudinal crosssection profile wherein said diversion fin is clamped by said cylinderhead and said cylinder block, wherein said diversion fin extends alongthe diameter direction of said cylinder head and is positioned betweenan air inlet channel and an air exhaust channel, wherein said diversionfin separates the air inlet channel from the air exhaust channel,wherein an upper end of the diversion fin is provided with a transversethrough groove at a position corresponding to an oil nozzle of said oilinjector, wherein said allowance slot is disposed on a piston and ispositioned in the center of a combustor, and wherein said allowance slotis positioned corresponding to position of the diversion fin.
 2. Thetwo-stroke internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein thecross section of the diversion fin has an arced profile on one side,which means that the surface of the diversion fin corresponding to theair inlet channel is an inner concave.
 3. The two-stroke internalcombustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the height of thediversion fin is 1-3 times the upstroke of the intake valve, and theradian radius of the diversion fin is in a range of ⅛ times-4 times thediameter of the intake valve.
 4. The two-stroke internal combustionengine according to claim 1, wherein the root of the diversion fin,namely diversion fin root, is installed in a diversion fin root mountinggroove on the inner surface of the cylinder head, wherein an innersurface of the cylinder head is formed with the diversion fin mountinggroove at a position corresponding to the deflector pin, and whereinparts of the flanges of the two ends of the diversion fin root thatlongitudinally extend out of the inner surface of the cylinder head areclamped and fastened by the cylinder head and the cylinder block duringassembling.
 5. The two-stroke internal combustion engine according toclaim 1, wherein the diversion fin is provided with two vortex channelsat the lower ends, wherein the two vortex channels extend along thetransverse direction of the diversion fin, wherein the two vortexchannels are longitudinally distributed along the diversion fin, whereinoutside walls of the two vortex channels are respectively aligned withthe two outside walls of the combustor, and wherein the vortex channelscorrespond to the loop structure of the combustor.
 6. The two-strokeinternal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the diversionfin is comprised of ceramic-based composite materials or nickel-basedalloys.